The 2020 McGill Spring International Cellphilm Entries
Well-being in the Time of Distancing
Cellphilms are short videos created by individuals and groups engaging with critical issues through their phones. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, distancing has become a necessary practice and a great many of us rely on our cellphones to stay connected — now, more than ever — this is an opportunity to use your cellphone (or other devices) in a more creative way.
The organizers of the annual McGill International Cellphilm Festival are inviting you to participate in this special Cellphilm Festival on the them of Well-being in the Time of Distancing. We are inviting submissions that explore how individuals, groups, families and/or communities have been experiencing distancing.
In your cellphilm please consider the following question:
What are you experiencing in the time of distancing?
We encourage creative online collaborations and submissions from individuals and groups of all ages!
Prizes available for the top cellphilms!
Hosted by Claudia Mitchell with Special Guests Marjorie Beaucage, Katie Macentee, and Scott Walter from CODE
Watch the Cellphilms below
Voting for the People's Choice Award ends on the morning of June 12. The winner will be announced during the virtual festival.
Age 14 and Under Category Entries
Changing Perspectives
by Kendra Ley
Najeli's Daily Adventures
by Najeli Schwab
Joy
by Nasrin Iranmanesh
Keeping It Together
by Delaine & Audrey Fredlund
See You Soon (à bientôt)
by Farid Yahaghi
General Category Entries
Full Spectrum
by Salima Punjani
Montreal in quarantine
by Mohammadreza Zeinali
IMPERI(a)L
by Alexa Ahooja, Kevin Ah-Sen
CHANGE
by Diana Coholic
Savour your short life
by Abbas Mehrabian
We're in this together - even apart
by Daniel Stewart, Kim Smith
Revive
by Maëlle Jacqmarcq
Quarantine Cellphilm
by Charlotte Lees
L'incertitude de la pandémie
par Marianne Dupré-Deslandes
when covid 19 strikes
by Harold Logan Crabtree
Reflection
by Jia Yi Fan
Ma routine de quarantaine
par Amsel Bouchemla et Sofia Bouchemla
Circa Diem (About a Day)
by Emily Liang, Sunny Liang
Alert
by Ebrahim Ebrahimi, Nasrin Iranmanesh
Back to Basics
by Esther Armaignac
Digital teaching
by Zethu Jiyana, Benathi Mawisa
A Day in My Socks
by Aidi Subashi
Creating Moments of Happiness
by Kelly Kim
ISOLATION
by Jaipei Ma, Chen Zhang
Bird is a Verb, Canada
by Timothy Martin
18 Lockdowns
by Maëlle Jacqmarcq
The Colour of My Life
by Yi Yuan
What do I do NOW??
by Darshan Sanju Daryanani
Teaching Piano Over Zoom
by Jen Hinkkala
Dancing with myself
by Sabine LeBel
Vielen Dank, Musik
(Thank You, Music)
by Mike Fan
Cycle to Calm
by Julia Lehmann, Pamela Lamb
6 Feet Friendship
by Yi Yuan
Where have all the people gone?
by Brandi Estey-Burtt
Quarantine Time, Human Life vs. Animal Life
by Naghmeh Dezhabad, Zahra Abdali, Nooshin Dezhabad
A Positive Outlook in Difficult Times
by Adetola Balogun
Mettre las mains à la pâtes/ Participative confinement bread
par Prudence Caldairou-Bessette
My Daily Routine During Quarantine
by Allan Gomes
C.O.V.I.D. (Creation of Videos in Distance)
by Rabia Sajjad
Time Warp
by Cat Lipscombe with Teeth Brushers:Edgar B. Lipscombe and Ava June Lipscombe P.
"Hwell" Cellphilm
by Saeid Alinejad
Our experiences during the lockdown, SA 2020
by Young Girls Leading Change: Amahle Dlala, Siphosethu Nyamakazi, Siyathanda Nogaya, Phelokazi Mahashi, Xabisa Bless
